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Musculoskeletal conditions may increase the risk of chronic disease
This was the heading of a new research publication from late 2018, that was the analysis of studies containing over 2.5 million study participants. The relationship between structure and function is well-established as a truism in modern thought. However, there has never been an analysis of so many individuals before, detailing the connection between musculoskeletal conditions and other chronic illnesses.
Read MoreHang Out With a Friend, Today!
Everyone loves an opportunity to relax and hang out with friends. Surprisingly, social activity is also extremely powerful when it comes to improving our health. There are volumes of research that show that our social life, and feeling connected to others, is in fact essential for good health.
Read MoreDifferences in Health Approaches
What do those funny personality quizzes have to do with your health? And are they any use, anyways?
How we approach our health is often as influential as any other factor. Our environment, genetics, etc., are very important, and often discussed as key factors in health outcomes. But we also have other, lesser-known distinctions that we often don’t even consider.
Read MoreInjuries: the Modern Military Epidemic
American servicemen and women face serious danger and death as a part of the daily routine. On the front lines or not, there is substantial stress in the job of providing defense for the nation.
Despite the powerful images they leave in our minds, combat injuries are not the most common cause of harm in the armed forces.
Read MoreMiracles’ Greatest Enemy
Life itself is a miracle. It affects us the way other things can’t – a warm puppy, a newborn baby, a miraculous recovery. The joy of something wonderful occurring that brings new hope and optimism to life.
A key aspect of a miracle is that it is beyond our control. Something that we were not consciously responsible for heightens the power of something sudden, wonderful and unexpected.
Read MoreAlignment Can Mean Many Things
But no matter what you apply the concept of alignment to, it holds an important lesson to help you get out of some of your worst troubles, stresses and decisions. With your health and otherwise.
How so?
Alignment refers to the proper organization of parts. Meaning, that they are lined up or aligned in a way that works. Either a way that works well – works best – or just plain works to get you where you want to go.
Read MoreChiropractic – A Little Thing for Big Problems and a Big Thing for Little Problems
Chiropractic corrects old trauma – the kind that comes from dramatic accidents like car crashes, falls, crushing football hits – and also, the kind that occurs daily in modern life. From our post-modern lifestyle of mobile phones, long commutes, and e-sports marathons.
Read MoreThe Clothes Make the Man
“The clothes make the man” is a phrase that has been in existence for centuries. It appears in diverse places as Latin writings by Erasmus in the 1500s, literary greats Shakespeare and Mark Twain and even 20th century movie titles.
Is it true? Are we ultimately judged by our appearances or is there something deeper that serves as a more meaningful measuring stick? Fashion changes radically by season, let alone many generations.
Read MoreNature’s Cycles – And Why Low Back Pain is Worse in the AM
This time of year drives tens of thousands of people into the mountains of the northeast and other forested areas. Travelers spend a few weekend days seeing the turning of leaves and the seas of reds, oranges and yellows covering the hillsides and mountains.
Typically we associate the cycle of life with the spring season and the rebirth of everything green. Bunnies, flowers and leaf buds are the symbols of nature’s annual re-birth.
Read MoreHealth Happens Together
Everyone loves an opportunity to relax and hang out with friends. Surprisingly, social activity is also extremely powerful when it comes to improving our health. There are volumes of research that show that our social life, and feeling connected to others, is in fact essential for good health.
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Ammons Chiropractic Clinic
1401 Greenway Ct
Sanford, NC 27330